The £1 billion contribution to the UK economy from recreational sea angling "has been overlooked and under-represented for too long" an influential committee of MPs has said.
16.03.2005 Malta
The Maltese archipelago is situated in the middle of the Mediterranean, with the largest inhabited island, Malta, lying 93km (58 miles) south of Sicily and 290km (180 miles) from North Africa.
24.02.2005 European Ruling Hurts BC Sport Fishing Lodges
European Anglers are staying away from British Columbia sport fishing lodges after a European Union ruling in 2003 that forbade anglers from bringing more than one kilo home unless it was subject to a federal food inspection in its country of origin.
23.02.2005 Lithuania
Lithuania has historically been the least developed of the Baltic republics, with a smaller industrial base and greater dependence on agriculture, prior to rapid industrialisation during the Soviet era